NY Subway… thumbs down!

There’s nothing like a morning commute and hiked up prices.  Did someone say ‘sardines’?  Nonetheless i just wanted to rant and talk about improvements.  Sure they are making new train lines, sure they have a lot of trains, and sure they have daily ongoing construction… But its still inefficient and not dependable.  A subway commute is randomized and does not seem to follow a schedule.

It’s based on train delays and how other people hold up the trains.  That’s right it’s actually other people not MTA.  But they are also to blame because they don’t seem to understand this.  Solutions! (1) Announce and provide approximations of the next several incoming train and the train letter/number. This will allow passengers to also accomodate their travel plans and not try to rush in to the next train creating additional delays.  I have seen my share of seeing the next train so empty it becomes… (2) don’t you hate it when the local train gets to where you are going before the express train you switched on? WTF lol this is solved by #1 (3) i still dont have signal in my train station. Where is my wifi? 

These changes are easy to implement and should make people much happier including myself.  Hopefully, our next mayor can intervene to nudge some MTA @$$!!!    

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I haven’t written in a while. I just want to say hi!

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So, a pair of black/marbled angelfishes out of six in our 55 gallon aquarium is a mating pair! And they laid eggs a day or two ago.  We have another aquarium and immediately transferred over the other fishes. This is exciting!

It’s now day two!  The eggs look like little sperm cells and wiggling but still attached to the filtration tube. I would say a day or two from now i’ll be a busy angelfish parent… haha I got to get some brine shrimp to feed these babies. As for the other angelfishes we transferred over… only 1 out of 4 survived :(  *toilet bowl funeral* under way ... just kidding… they were too big for that. I remember when we had goldfishes… anyways.. off to the topic.

I would like to thank the person who made these you tube videos (see below). They were very helpful:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBF4CfUCVpY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fs6lhBn6V0

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So, I upgraded my phone from iPhone 3G to iPhone 3GS. [S] is for Speed.

I got the 3G about 11 months ago and before that I had an iPod Touch (1st Gen).  I’ve been always looking for a phone that can do pretty much everything (with even a chance for improvement - via firmware/apps) ... and i think the iphone is pretty much my Tricorder (from Star Trek if you guys aren’t geeky enough)

I started with Palm Pilots and even tried Pocket PCs.  At that time they were great…certainly incomparable, but pretty decent.  The first Palms were monochromatic, good for schedules and emails. Then the iPaq Pocket PCs… now with email, video, music, wifi… whoah it’s getting better.  ... then we leap into the present and we see the same capabilities but faster, reliable, and flexible. 

Well, battery could always be better…nothing is perfect ^^

I did see a lot of my friends now have iPhone ... Apple must be doing something right.

As for my upgrade, I see now that it wasnt quite necessary.. the 3G and 3GS ... looks the same.. but with faster processor, voice control, nike+, improved camera, improved speed, and compass.  Anyone with a 3G in my view is still okay.  I upgraded since i sold my iphone 3G (16GB) for the same price i bought my iPhone 3GS (32GB).  Weird right? The benefit is that, the person who bought it won’t have to sign a 2-year contract. 

In the future, i want to see an iphone with better battery, frontal camera for visual conversations, better organization of icons, and probably (here comes wishful thinking) a more affordable monthly plan with more kinks and whistles like tethering, sling-box over 4G, etc.  I know i’m asking for so little…. throw me a freakin’ bone here. o.O heheh

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For every electronic device I have, especially the Iphone, my main problem is battery life.  I just don’t seem to have enough of it.  Here is a great solution! Harness the power of the sun!  This is awesome because you can also charge it on an outlet just in case.  Isn’t that amazing?  I’m always interested in going green. 

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